Not Love But Married

Like a sister

Saturday-sunday is a day that is always awaited by an employee like Rania. The day he could devote his full attention to his dearest son, Andra.

Like this Sunday, she happily accompanied Andra who was watching her favorite Nusa-Rara series.

"Assalamu'alaikum." came the sound of greetings from behind the front door of Rania's house, like the voice of a man.

"Waalaikum... Just a moment!", exclaimed Rania from inside the house. Rania hurriedly took the veil inside her room.

"Who's coming, Mommy?", asked Andra who was busy watching the Nusa Rara series.

"Mother does not know who, Mother ahead a moment yes.. ".

Rania opens the door to her house, "Mas Dani.".

"Assalamu'alaikum, Rania. ", he said while throwing his big smile.

"Vaalaikumsalam.. ".

"Om Dani.!!", exclaimed Andra as she ran towards Dani.

"Hello hotshot... ".

"Where's the wooden gun, Om?", asked Andra without further ado.

"Andra, welcome to enter first dong Om Daninya. ", said Rania reminded Andra who was impatient to collect the promise of a wooden gun.

"Oiya Mother, sorry. Om Dani please come in.".

"Thank you, Andra. ".

"Come Om, we play there. ", Andra's hand is busy pulling Dani's hand to follow her into the family room.

"Astaghfirullah, Alba... Sorry about Dani.".

"No papa Rania, his name is also children. Here I bring Andra's favorite muffin. Come on Andra, let's make the wooden gun.".

Dani gives a plastic box containing a box of food that reads 'Choco Muffin', Andra's favorite cake on Rania.

'Hopefully yesterday mas Dani asked Andra like to eat what?', inner Rania while receiving cake from Dani's hand.

"Come Om, Andra wants to make it too", Andra pulls Dani's hand, bringing her into the living room.

Rania smiled, looking at the so happy Andra, then stepped into her small kitchen to make a drink and grab a snack for Andra and Dani.

Today Bude Inah permission to visit his youngest child boarding house working in Jakarta.

"Why wear a rubber band Om?", asked Andra saw so many rubber bands brought by Dani. Dani was still busy getting all the equipment she was carrying out of her bag.

"Because Om Dani wants to replace his sticky bullets with rubber bands, so it's safer to play with Andra. ".

"Would you wear an Om rubber band?".

"Can dong, this will be the rubber hooked here, trs the trigger on the press, then, wuusss. ", Dani pulled out the wooden gun he had bought from the online store. Because Dani himself had forgotten how to make his wooden gun frame.

"Well, the gun is Om... Kereeennn!!", exclaimed Andra excited to see the toy wooden gun that Dani had brought.

"Try here Andra install his own rubber, Om Dani teach you how... But remember, it should not be used to hurt others.".

"Keep shooting what Om, the gun?".

"Eemmmm... Andra's house has no pegs?".

"There's Om, Andra's house has the chirps, but a little. Usually in front of the house.".

"Okay, we'll shoot the lizard with this.".

"Waahhh, it's been a wooden gun, yes, very good.", Rania walked up to Andra and Dani with a tray in her hand containing drinks, snacks and muffin cakes that Dani had brought.

"Mas Dani, drink the tea first.".

"Yes Rania, thank you.".

"Mother, said Om Dani, the gun can make a lizard shoot in front.".

"Yes yes, Andra's house will be free lizard.".

"Well, it's the gun" said Dani, thrusting a wooden gun in front of Andra.

"Try now Andra shot into that wall.".

Andra instantly pulled the trigger timidly, her eyes narrowed and her lips tightly clenched.

'Bmhp... !!'

"Om Dani, the rubber bullets were gliding, yeeaayy Andra had a gun", Andra jumped up and down the place happily.

"Thank you, "Dani, said Andra happily while hugging Dani's neck.

"Together Andra. ", Dani glanced at Rania who was smiling looking at her son, a beautiful, fluffy smile on Dani's lips.

"Mother, Andra wants to find a lizard in front, can you?".

"Can, but can't play in the street.".

"Okay mother." Andra immediately ran out of the house while carrying his toy gun.

"Sorry mas Dani, we just move in front of you yeah, I'm afraid Andra is running in the street. ".

Dani nodded, then followed Rania walking to the front porch of the house.

The terrace of the house is only small, equipped with a table and two chairs. The courtyard of the house was covered with paving and above it was arranged green plant pots and some flowers that Rania bought.

Rania and Dani sit on the terrace watching Andra who is running around here and there looking for prey to be shot. Two cups of tea and a snack along with a muffin cake are served on the table.

"Thank you, Dani. Sorry, Dani had to sacrifice her day off to accompany Andra to play here.".

"I'm even happy to be playing with Andra, if you want, uhheemm, I'd also like to sacrifice my whole life to accompany you and Andra.".

Rania looked at Dani, then chuckled with a small laugh, "It could be a kang kombal. ".

"I'm serious, Rania... ", Dani shifted her chair so that it could be straight facing Rania.

Rania immediately fell silent, looking at Dani who was now looking at her with a serious look.

"Rania, give me a chance to be Andra's father. I'm serious about proposing to you.".

Rania looked at Dani in disbelief, all this time she only knew that Dani was often teasing her, and she only considered it as a mere joke.

"Sorry, Dani, I haven't thought that far. I just want to focus on accompanying Andra until she grows up. For now, I haven't thought about anything else at all.".

Dani let out a long sigh, closing her eyes tightly at Rania's subtle rejection. "Well Rania, I'll wait for you until you're ready, and I'll keep trying to get you to accept me later.".

Rania smiled sincerely at Dani, "During this time Dani mas is so good to me, I've considered Dani mas like my own brother, as mas Dani told me back then.".

Dani lowered her head, regretting that she had told Rania to think of her as an older sister. Then sighed trying to set a heart that was a little disappointed because of Rania's rejection. But he also realized, maybe this was too fast and made Rania surprised by his intention to propose to Rania.

"Okay, no problem being a sister first, who knows if you can move up the ranks to be your husband, right Rania?" said Dani with a sneer at Rania.

"Valahu'alam bishawab, only Allah knows the truth. Allah is the One who throws away the hearts of men, "Rania replied slowly.

"May God turn your heart to me immediately. I'll wait for you Rania.",

dani said seriously.

*

Arsha walked slowly down the grassland weeds are very lush and high. His hands were busy shaking the grass that was blocking his view. His breath was exhausted, amidst the scorching heat of the sun that was hot on top of his head.

A torrent of sweat did not stop dripping on his forehead, he had already started to feel thirsty and exhausted after walking on such a vast and seemingly endless meadow.

'Where am I, why is there no way out of here... ?'.

Arsha flicked again the grass in front of her, this time with all her strength, hoping she could quickly get out of the place.

A glimmer of light appeared on the sidelines of the grass, Arsha increasingly accelerated his path, his hands began to rub rough grass around him. He was already too tired and wanted to get to the light in front of him, even though he did not know what the light was.

Slowly the light seemed to get closer to him, Arsha got more excited. With wide strides and long hands flicking the last of the grass blocked his sight.

Arsha choked, her breath hunting and her heart beating violently. It is ironic, now in front of him has been spread green grassland, with the flow of river water is very clear, flowing beside it, and the waterfall that falls from the top of the slopes of green hills. Cool air directly hit Arsha's body, expelling the heat that had been afflicted when in the field thatch.

'What is this?... '.

Arsha stared at the light that was emitting brightly in front of her. The light was increasingly visible, just below the edge of the waterfall. Arsha squinted her eyes, trying to sharpen her vision in order to clearly see the light source.

Arsha then stepped slowly, down the green meadow in front of her. His tiredness instantly vanished, replaced with curiosity that came. Slowly starting to appear clear, a figure dressed in pure white emerged from behind the light.

Arsha continued to walk closer, her eyes never separated from the figure behind the light.

Suddenly his steps came to a halt, as the figure of light turned straight towards him. Arsha was silent in her place. Breath choked, and his mouth locked tightly.

Arsha stared closely at the figure in front of him, although not yet very clearly visible, because of the luminescence of light around him. The figure of a woman with a veil and a clean white robe is now seen stretching her hands, as if calling and waiting for Arsha's arrival under the waterfall behind her.

Unconsciously, his feet began to step closer. His eyes were still fixed staring at the woman in front of him who was now increasingly visible, the smiling woman looking at him with both hands still wide open as if she wanted to immediately embrace him.

The woman he had known all along, and she...

'Rania...?'